Where The Saved Passwords Stores In Windows Xp & Vista – Must for hackers and Beginers

Hello Guys Today i am going to Explain the very basic things that you must know If you Want to become a Hacker or you are a Hacker (whatever be). In this Tutorial I will Explain you “Locations where the passwords are Saved in Windows Operating System”. Various readers of my blog asked me about where the passwords really stored in windows. So today I am going to Explain this where the password really stores…So Read on…

This Tutorial is Program Oriented Means Different Locations for Different Softwares and window components…

First of all You Need to Know that Most Of the Passwords are stored in Registry . So you Must Know How to access Registry … Also In Most of cases passwords are Encrypted so to decrypt you can google it for its decrypter….Note: Windows Profile Means C:/Document and Settings/(user account)/application data

HOW TO ACCESS REGISTRY ??

1. Goto Start Menu.

2. Click on Run.3. Type “regedit” (without quotes) in the Run Box .After that this Windows Opens . Now you are ready to see that.

LOCATIONS OF SAVED PASSWORDS !

# Internet Explorer 4.00 – 6.00:

The passwords are stored in a secret location in the Registry known as the “Protected Storage“.The base key of the Protected Storage is located under the following key:

You can browse the above key in the Registry Editor (RegEdit), but you won’t be able to watch the passwords, because they are encrypted.Also, this key cannot easily moved from one computer to another, like you do with regular Registry keys.

# Internet Explorer 7.00 – 8.00:

The new versions of Internet Explorer stores the passwords in 2 different locations.1. AutoComplete passwords are stored in the Registry under

2. HTTP Authentication passwords are stored in the Credentials file under

Documents and SettingsApplication DataMicrosoftCredentials

, together with login passwords of LAN computers and other passwords.

# Firefox:

The passwords are stored in one of the following filenames: signons.txt, signons2.txt, and signons3.txt (depends on Firefox version)These password files are located inside the profile folder of Firefox, in

[Windows Profile]Application DataMozillaFirefoxProfiles[Profile Name]

Also, key3.db, located in the same folder, is used for encryption/decription of the passwords.

All account settings, including the encrypted passwords, are stored in the Registry under

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareGoogleGoogle TalkAccounts[Account Name]

# Google Desktop:

Email passwords are stored in the Registry under

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareGoogleGoogle DesktopMailboxes[Account Name]

# MSN/Windows Messenger version 6.x and below:

The passwords are stored in one of the following locations:

1. Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftMSNMessenger2. Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftMessengerService3. In the Credentials file, with entry named as “Passport.Net\*“. (Only when the OS is XP or more)

# MSN Messenger version 7.x:

The passwords are stored under

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftIdentityCRLCreds[Account Name]

# Windows Live Messenger version 8.x/9.x:

The passwords are stored in the Credentials file, with entry name begins with “WindowsLive:name=”.

# Yahoo Messenger 6.x:

The password is stored in the Registry, under

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareYahooPager

(“EOptions string” value)

# Yahoo Messenger 7.5 or later:

The password is stored in the Registry, under

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareYahooPager – “ETS” value.

The value stored in “ETS” value cannot be recovered back to the original password.

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